Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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